Whoever needed the ISO, you can take the config file outta the iso and change it up then you can install any version of 32 or 64 bit with the same disk. Works great. So I dont have to carry around home premium, pro, ultimate, starter.

Remember you have to burn the windows ISO at the SLOWEST SPEED supported by your burner. If not it will give errors (at least it usually does for me)

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Whoever needed the ISO, you can take the config file outta the iso and change it up then you can install any version of 32 or 64 bit with the same disk. Works great. So I dont have to carry around home premium, pro, ultimate, starter.

Since I do not have a DVD drive yet in this system since I need to find a slim line one, I can place this on a USB drive right?

I'm going to try and also look at maybe getting an SSD depending on which card I go with so then I can just start with a fresh install when I do this.

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Good job. Hope 10.2" is short enought that you don't need to cut that case

I swapped the HDD's around so the cables are now coming out from the right side. I just need to get one more SATA cable that is elbow shaped to get around the fan on the right side, it is tight there right now so in the next day or so I'll get that elbowed SATA. Now I have a lot of clearance under that bracket.

I measured between the top of the video card and the bottom of the bracket, I have about 3/4 of an inch clearance. The PCI-e is 1/2 inch tall, I think I might be able to get a longer card underneath there even if its another 1/2 inch longer. Hopefully then I won't have to cut the bracket at all.

I really like this case, but I think the DVD/BD drive setup is in a bad spot and the HDD placement could have been so much better. I'd love to find a way to build HDD cages in there where the HDD's stack on top of each other like in other cases. Maybe I might have a project I can work on that won't damage any of my components in this case, but I can rip apart some HDD cages I have in an old case and work with those.Edited by CaptainZombie - 5/14/13 at 4:24pm

I'll let you in on my experience over the past few months to help you decide on your new GPU. Recently built a new rig back in February and bought a Sapphire 7950 Vapor-x to put in it, I've always been a fan of Nvidia (Riva TNT2, GeForce2 MX400, 8800GT, 550Ti) but AMD has the current best price/performance deal right now no one can argue about that. There are plenty of websites with benchmarks to prove that. The 7950 was a very solid card but I didn't get very lucky and the OC potential was not there, I also had to RMA after a few weeks due to overheating and artifacts. I have nothing bad to say about AMD, it's just their drivers really leave something to be desired especially when coming from Nvidia drivers. After getting another card back, I sold it and took those funds to get a eVGA 660ti. The decision to get eVGA was due to their great customer support (in my personal experience) and more so because of the step up program. I know of all these rumors of the 7xx series but still need a card before they are released, if they even are any time soon. If they don't, I'm great with what I have as I've yet to upgrade my monitor and play at 900p And if they do, then I have the step up program which will save me a bit of money if I decide to upgrade. Let's say the 7xx series ends up sucking and I want more juice, I can just get another 660ti to sli for cheap and be golden Either way, I'm good! Hopefully this helps your decision making. Edited by angryblanket - 5/14/13 at 4:47pm

I'll let you in on my experience over the past few months to help you decide on your new GPU. Recently built a new rig back in February and bought a Sapphire 7950 Vapor-x to put in it, I've always been a fan of Nvidia (Riva TNT2, GeForce2 MX400, 8800GT, 550Ti) but AMD has the current best price/performance deal right now no one can argue about that. There are plenty of websites with benchmarks to prove that. The 7950 was a very solid card but I didn't get very lucky and the OC potential was not there, I also had to RMA after a few weeks due to overheating and artifacts. I have nothing bad to say about AMD, it's just their drivers really leave something to be desired especially when coming from Nvidia drivers. After getting another card back, I sold it and took those funds to get a eVGA 660ti. The decision to get eVGA was due to their great customer support (in my personal experience) and more so because of the step up program. I know of all these rumors of the 7xx series but still need a card before they are released, if they even are any time soon. If they don't, I'm great with what I have as I've yet to upgrade my monitor and play at 900p And if they do, then I have the step up program which will save me a bit of money if I decide to upgrade. Let's say the 7xx series ends up sucking and I want more juice, I can just get another 660ti to sli for cheap and be golden Either way, I'm good! Hopefully this helps your decision making.

So your like me, been pretty much a life long Nvidia fan/owner. I'm only playing at 1080p, so I want a card that can last me 2 years so then I can see where the 800 series cards go in the future. AMD seems to offer the best bang for your buck, but I always read concerns about drivers or really faulty cards.

My last few cards have been EVGA and I really like their brand. I also had a PNY that had gone out on me at one point. I also had a Galaxy branded card where the fan crapped out on me.Edited by CaptainZombie - 5/14/13 at 5:58pm

Yeah getting any other Nvidia card that's not an EVGA one is pointless in my opinion, I would look around for used GTX 670 4GB or brandnew if you can afford it, 2GB's getting pretty tight with most games nowadays.

Since I do not have a DVD drive yet in this system since I need to find a slim line one, I can place this on a USB drive right?

Download a legit ISO, use this program and you can put it right on a USB stick. You need at least an 8GB stick for win7 though. Or if you have an extra HDD laying around, you can install it onto its own partition and install that way. Dirtier, but the SSD install is great and usb drives are so cheap. I picked up the 32 GB PNY tiny keychain one for 19 bucks at walmart.

Download a legit ISO, use this program and you can put it right on a USB stick. You need at least an 8GB stick for win7 though. Or if you have an extra HDD laying around, you can install it onto its own partition and install that way. Dirtier, but the SSD install is great and usb drives are so cheap. I picked up the 32 GB PNY tiny keychain one for 19 bucks at walmart.